September 17, 2014Judge discusses Constitution with students on Constitution Day
Mary Weir, J.D., an associate circuit judge in Missouri, delivered the Constitution Day lecture to a Whitfield conference room audience of about 100 students. For an hour, she broke down the Constitution amendment by amendment, explaining why they came about and how profoundly they affect our everyday ways of life in this country. Full Story

August 28, 2014Fundraising Summit inspires full house in Goppert
About 450 Fundraising professionals received a veritable smorgasbord of information during the Inspired Fundraising Summit 2014. Attendees received an entertaining presentation by world-renowned fundraising expert Adrian Sargeant, Ph.D. and listened to the discussion of the panel featuring three of the Kansas City area’s most distinguished and revered philanthropists, Henry Bloch, William Dunn Sr. and Jeanne Hamilton Olofson ’92, ’94, ‘11. Full Story

August 28, 2014Higher education leaders gather to discuss the future
It effectively was a summit of college and university presidents and administrators from throughout Kansas and Missouri. The 15th annual Ingram’s Higher Education Industry Outlook assembly drew 21 top administrators of Kansas and Missouri higher education July 29 to Avila University’s Thornhill Gallery for an afternoon of conversation. Full Story

June 3, 2014Upward Bound director assumes leadership role
Avila University was featured prominently in the Summer 2014 newsletter for the MO-KAN-NE region of Upward Bound, the federally-funded program that takes first-generation and/or low-income high school students and prepares them for college.Full Story

February 21, 2014Art and Design Students Bring Home ADDYs
Two students in Avila University’s School of Visual and Communication Arts recently attended the American Advertising Federation Kansas City ADDY Awards ceremony and returned to the University with more than they had when they left. Full Story